Turns something backward or inside-out, or overturns a decision or verdict, or goes in the opposite direction.
From Latin 'reversus' (turned around), from 'vertere' (to turn). The prefix 're-' means again, so it literally means 'turning again.'
When an appeals court reverses a conviction, they're literally turning the decision around 180 degrees—it's a complete about-face in the legal system!
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